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Cities Are Not Past Their Prime
In 18 32, new york city had a devastating cholera epidemic. So did many of the big cities of north america and around the world. There was a doubling down on creating infstructure of public health that would prevent these sort of devastating diseases from uprooting city life. And so i think, i it's not that cities are past their prime. They certainly do. But those problems stem from the missing ingredient that was present cities when they were at the peak of their vitality,. which is a civic realm where people of all incomes, in all kinds could come together. Rebuilding that is critical.